Spadina streetcar, sunny Monday.
Caucasian woman, mid 50s, wearing brown and white dress with white sweater.
Q is for Quarry, Sue Grafton (Berkley)
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I stopped off at the hospital on my way into town. Stacey was back on 6 Central, in another private room located down the hall from the room he’d had before. When I glanced [...]
SAN ANTONIO (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP) – The Quarry Golf Club at 444 East Basse Rd. has been sold.
The 18-hole public golf course was designed by Keith Foster in 1993. It includes a driving range, putting green, golf pro shop, banquet and event room, and the Back 9 Grille Restaurant.
The Houston office of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP represented the seller, a joint venture led by Concord Property Corporation.
The property, which is adjacent to the Alamo Quarry Market, was purchased free and clear of debt by G-C Quarry Holdings Joint Venture Ltd.
This weekend was warm and sunny with temperatures in the 80's. It was likely our last shot at summer activities, so we drove the boys up to St. Cloud where we visited Quarry Park and Nature Preserve in Waite Park. Opened as a park in 1998, the land was previously owned by local quarry companies and contains 30 abandoned rock quarries, most filled with water. There are several grout piles as well. These large hills of unwanted quarried rock (the large boulders were considered too small) are restricted to rock climbers with permits.We went specifically for the granite quarry called Melrose Deep 7. A short half mile walk from the parking lot, the swimming hole is usually filled with 116 feet of water (it was down 3 feet when we visited).Popular with students at St. Cloud State University, the main attraction is the chance to jump or dive from the rock walls lining the swimming hole. Doug and the boys braved the cold water and jumped off several times, but I decided to sit back with Dou
Well, it looks like I've found an internet computer here in Eilat after all, and here's an article about a new ancient structure found: (IsraelNN.com) The Antiquities Authority announced Sunday that archeologists had found an ancient quarry that supplied rocks for the construction of the Temple Mount. The quarry is located in the neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo in Jerusalem, between French Hill and
So what do you do with a half a mile hole in the ground that used to be a rock quarry? How about an all in one recreational resort? That's exactly what you'll get if you decide to vacation in Shanghai, China sometime around May 2009. The resort will not only include a 400 bed five star hotel built into the rock face, but will also include restaurants, cafes, sport facilities, conference facilities, and even underwater public areas, guestrooms, and aquariums. Activities include all kinds of boating, swimming, snorkeling, fishing, bungee jumping, and rock climbing.Oh yeah, did I mention it's going to be green.. using geothermal energy and a green roof.Props to Atkins for such a beautiful and inspiring design. Read more for linksInhabitatWorld Architecture News
Indonesian police have detained two top executives of a Singapore-based granite quarry in the Riau archipelago to help with investigations over alleged breach of mining rules by the company.The pair, Mr Huang Hong Hee and Mr Peter Fok, work for PT Karimum Granite - but have been detained at the police headquarters in Batam.The company is a majority-owned building materials arm of Singapore's Hong Leong Asia.
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